As one would expect, they'd never be caught dead in our municipal center.

You know the place -- It's the creaky old high school in the middle of our community where I played many emotional games of in-town basketball, worked as a camp counselor, and attended some amazing second-grade birthday parties.

But if the Strano family has no use for it, it's a real insult to the taxpaying population of this community to keep that place running.

The same goes for the teen center, that waste of taxpayer money! No Strano kid would have crossed its threshold, too many badges to earn, HAM radios to contact.

You probably know this place, too. It used to be across the street from the creaky old high school.

It's that wasteful space where HAM radio kids, and football kids, and science kids could all socialize, relax, and rest their heads continuously on the table in front of them without judgement.

Unless Ms. Strano is in the area doing her taxes, then watch out! It's a grown woman mocking teenagers.

But forgoing further jokes, for some kids it's a place to escape their homes, their siblings, their parents, their step-parents. Homes and parents and siblings that might not be as charming as I'm sure Ms. Strano is.

You know, I think I just about agree with her on one point. If we're going to expand the police station, we should close down the teen center at the same time. All of our unemployed 14- and 15-year-old residents without anything to do in the afternoon (the slackers!) would certainly give the police some extra work.